Nah if you take format into account chien-pao ex isnt even better than Keldeo was at the time and Keldeo isnt on the list and Baxcaliber is just blastoise and not even a tier 1 deck
Chien Pao just as a card in itself is broken as both a utility and one shot attacker. Maybe when the F cards rotate as well we will see it truly dominate a format. Just depends on what they release.
The fact that Inteleon was the only Stage 2 that saw any real play in tye SWSH block shows it's strength. In meta full of big Basics and Bigger VMAXs, it was THE engine to run.
I believe it's mainly because all the evolution cards in it's line are playable as more than just pieces to play leading up to eventually bringing out your stage 2 that made it so good: each piece was played for a particular reason, and they worked together extremely well to give it much greater viability. This is much the same reason as to why Gardevoir ex has been able to become as successful as it has been, as it's evolutionary line gives it access to Kirlia to potentially put an energy in the discard pile (fueling Gardevoir's ability) while drawing you more cards, as well as another strong attacker in a different Gardevoir, and even a Gallade that can grab you supporters. What makes these 2 examples interesting is that in the majority of cases, most decks that play stage 2 Pokemon usually opt for rare candy to help them evolve their Pokemon as quickly as possible, but both Inteleon and Gardevoir ex can not only play without needing to rely on it, but can even benefit from not playing rare candy to skip an evolution because of the utility their stage 1 cards provide
Plus the only reason why Shady Dealings didn't see play earlier than it did was because of Jirachi being better. Now some players like myself used it as a budget option because Jirachi was 20 bucks each at the time.
-Makes list with the 10 most dominant Water Type Cards Ever -Downpour Feraligatr from Neo Genesis who dominated the first Set Rotation Era seeing he missed the cut: 😐
I think a lot of older cards, like rain dance itself weren't included because of the smaller size of the game back then, but yeah Feraligatr was nutty at the time.
That was my thought. One of the most dominant decks of all time and yet it doesn't have an inclusion on the list. I'm guessing he has doesn't have much vknowledge of anything pre-2010.
Quick shooting and Shady Dealing Inteleon is going to be high on this list, calling it whilst I'm still on the number 10. Those Inteleon cards was annoying. Palkia vstar was also annoying.
Seismitoad EX also had a very short lived run with Trump Card and Shaymin EX being legal at the same time. It performed the same infinite resource loop as the slurpuff variant, but with outrageous consistency and speed. Very disgusting
I'm certainly biased since I started basically right after Boundaries Crossed released, but Keldeo, like Darkrai was even better due to its ability than its amazing attack (Rush In is basically what made Blastoise playable with its heinous 4 retreat in a format with auto catcher). After Float Stone released in Plasma Freeze, Keldeo's Rush-In + retreat ("Rush-treat") became a very powerful and splashable tech to get around some of the game's most terrifying strategies like Gothitelle/Accelgor, as well as the most powerful damage/status mod in LaserBank (Hypnotoxic Laser + Virbank City Gym). It got to the point where I remember Pooka (The Top Cut) using two Keldeo's to get around one getting catchered up and para/sleep locked. Two of the same tech on your bench is a very rare occurrence and showcased just how valuable the card was from one of the game's best players.
This was such a trip down memory lane, -- I started playing right towards the end of the Ruby/Sapphire blocks (ex), and played since. Diamond and Pearl was still my favorite block of all time in terms of the formats, but I love all of these cards. Especially Greninja BREAK. That deck wasn't the most consistent like you said, but it might be one of the best board states ever, up there with Ross's The Truth
Toad should be number one. Like don’t get me wrong radiant greninja and inteleon were amazing meta defining cards but I have never seen more dominance in my life by a card especially with trump card. Like even inteleon had counters(jolteon and eventually Lugia) but toad did not. With trump card it was even beating virizion gensect which was nuts. I legitimately think toad trump card is the most dominate deck we will ever see in pokemon in the modern era (no haymaker lol) Afterwards it still won nats and got second at worlds. It then continued to be good in 2016 (waterbox) and even after it rotated it still is amazing in expanded despite the tremendous power scaling Pokémon has had. Also Keldeo ex should maybe be in here but idk. Secret sword aside rush in retreat was the most convenient thing ever.
Radiant greninja has been the most versatile and widely used Pokemon across the entire format since it came out. It is single handedly the only reason anyone even plays Manaphy in their deck. If you dont get the manaphy out vs LZB, Chien pao, or Palkia, you get Moonlight Shurikened for your life savings more often then not. And on top of being a bench snipe threat it also has Concealed cards. Which helps many decks accelerate energy into the discard to be used for Star Portal, Dark Patch, Sadas, I could go on. Broken card.
The thing is, Manaphy is definitely good, but it's not format defining in the same way these other cards have been. Manaphy is primarily just a passive bench sitter that is only relevant as a safeguard in certain match ups to keep decks that can bench snipe from running all over everything else
Chien-Pao ex is mid at best. It looks powerful until you have to pressure test the deck; at that point, the flaws are exposed. The highest ranked one at Worlds was 13th place, even Palkia VStar and Inteleon VMAX outperformed Chien-Pao ex.
How about making video about top 10 eevee cards and its evolutions? Since eevee is a really beloved pokemon and has the most evolutions and variety in pokemon history
You keep talking about the same cards over and over again. Have some variety because I'm tuning out due to boredom. Make a rogue deck video or something.
it's definitely looking like chien-pao ex and baxcalibur will make this list in a year from now!
Nah if you take format into account chien-pao ex isnt even better than Keldeo was at the time and Keldeo isnt on the list and Baxcaliber is just blastoise and not even a tier 1 deck
Doubt it. They aren't as format warping.
Chien Pao just as a card in itself is broken as both a utility and one shot attacker. Maybe when the F cards rotate as well we will see it truly dominate a format. Just depends on what they release.
I feel that Drizzile was more impactful than Inteleon. Especially when Quick Shooting came out
The fact that Inteleon was the only Stage 2 that saw any real play in tye SWSH block shows it's strength. In meta full of big Basics and Bigger VMAXs, it was THE engine to run.
I believe it's mainly because all the evolution cards in it's line are playable as more than just pieces to play leading up to eventually bringing out your stage 2 that made it so good: each piece was played for a particular reason, and they worked together extremely well to give it much greater viability. This is much the same reason as to why Gardevoir ex has been able to become as successful as it has been, as it's evolutionary line gives it access to Kirlia to potentially put an energy in the discard pile (fueling Gardevoir's ability) while drawing you more cards, as well as another strong attacker in a different Gardevoir, and even a Gallade that can grab you supporters. What makes these 2 examples interesting is that in the majority of cases, most decks that play stage 2 Pokemon usually opt for rare candy to help them evolve their Pokemon as quickly as possible, but both Inteleon and Gardevoir ex can not only play without needing to rely on it, but can even benefit from not playing rare candy to skip an evolution because of the utility their stage 1 cards provide
Plus the only reason why Shady Dealings didn't see play earlier than it did was because of Jirachi being better. Now some players like myself used it as a budget option because Jirachi was 20 bucks each at the time.
@@TheForeverRanger That and ADP eating Inteleon for 2 prizes on turn 2/3 to set up a win by the next turn
i was so happy when shady dealings intelion rotated.
it was a great card, but maybe way too good.
-Makes list with the 10 most dominant Water Type Cards Ever
-Downpour Feraligatr from Neo Genesis who dominated the first Set Rotation Era seeing he missed the cut: 😐
I think a lot of older cards, like rain dance itself weren't included because of the smaller size of the game back then, but yeah Feraligatr was nutty at the time.
That was my thought. One of the most dominant decks of all time and yet it doesn't have an inclusion on the list. I'm guessing he has doesn't have much vknowledge of anything pre-2010.
7.8. Too much water.
Quick shooting and Shady Dealing Inteleon is going to be high on this list, calling it whilst I'm still on the number 10. Those Inteleon cards was annoying. Palkia vstar was also annoying.
I love Archie-Blastoise and Garbo-Toad
Seismitoad EX also had a very short lived run with Trump Card and Shaymin EX being legal at the same time. It performed the same infinite resource loop as the slurpuff variant, but with outrageous consistency and speed. Very disgusting
Holy crap you go over pokemon! Was so excited when i heard your voice
I'm certainly biased since I started basically right after Boundaries Crossed released, but Keldeo, like Darkrai was even better due to its ability than its amazing attack (Rush In is basically what made Blastoise playable with its heinous 4 retreat in a format with auto catcher). After Float Stone released in Plasma Freeze, Keldeo's Rush-In + retreat ("Rush-treat") became a very powerful and splashable tech to get around some of the game's most terrifying strategies like Gothitelle/Accelgor, as well as the most powerful damage/status mod in LaserBank (Hypnotoxic Laser + Virbank City Gym).
It got to the point where I remember Pooka (The Top Cut) using two Keldeo's to get around one getting catchered up and para/sleep locked. Two of the same tech on your bench is a very rare occurrence and showcased just how valuable the card was from one of the game's best players.
This was such a trip down memory lane, -- I started playing right towards the end of the Ruby/Sapphire blocks (ex), and played since. Diamond and Pearl was still my favorite block of all time in terms of the formats, but I love all of these cards. Especially Greninja BREAK. That deck wasn't the most consistent like you said, but it might be one of the best board states ever, up there with Ross's The Truth
😂😂😂 i remember when seismitoad quaking punch was bugged in ptcgo. Instead of blocking your items you blocked their trainers lmao
feels like intelleon was just icing on top of the drizzile cake, the real star of that line
Honorable mention to Rain Dance Blastoise.
Yo, please do top 10 steel/metal decks next.
Still got that blastoise card I saw it on the thumbnail and clicked right away for it remind me of thanks
1:26 You put the wrong Bronzong
Kingdra was sick
Toad should be number one. Like don’t get me wrong radiant greninja and inteleon were amazing meta defining cards but I have never seen more dominance in my life by a card especially with trump card. Like even inteleon had counters(jolteon and eventually Lugia) but toad did not. With trump card it was even beating virizion gensect which was nuts. I legitimately think toad trump card is the most dominate deck we will ever see in pokemon in the modern era (no haymaker lol) Afterwards it still won nats and got second at worlds. It then continued to be good in 2016 (waterbox) and even after it rotated it still is amazing in expanded despite the tremendous power scaling Pokémon has had. Also Keldeo ex should maybe be in here but idk. Secret sword aside rush in retreat was the most convenient thing ever.
Radiant greninja has been the most versatile and widely used Pokemon across the entire format since it came out. It is single handedly the only reason anyone even plays Manaphy in their deck. If you dont get the manaphy out vs LZB, Chien pao, or Palkia, you get Moonlight Shurikened for your life savings more often then not. And on top of being a bench snipe threat it also has Concealed cards. Which helps many decks accelerate energy into the discard to be used for Star Portal, Dark Patch, Sadas, I could go on. Broken card.
Top pokemon that deal damage without energy cards.
Drizzile, not Drizzle 🙂
Greninja Break. People fucking loved that deck. Only for it to get slapped by Mega Audino Ex. Lol.
Mega Audino was the best meta call I've ever seen, Japan really nailed that. Except for maybe the truth. The Truth really was the truth
Talk about a deck that should have won more than it did. It was a nice single-prize budget option back in the day.
@@TheForeverRanger didn't it run tropical beach?
Bro you forgot about Alolan vulpix
Best color less Pokémon? Got to be one of the best types
Where's Feraligatr??
Your voice.. you have a yugioh channel?
Inteleon!
Thumbnail giving me ptsd with seismitoad 😂😂😂
Amazing
Theres no ice types here
Plasma Kyurem
No Brilliant Stars Manaphy? ok. It's the only water type pokemon I see on every deck and it's also the counter of Radiant Greninja
The thing is, Manaphy is definitely good, but it's not format defining in the same way these other cards have been. Manaphy is primarily just a passive bench sitter that is only relevant as a safeguard in certain match ups to keep decks that can bench snipe from running all over everything else
Manaphy is a tech card. Not the meta. The effect is good against certain cards, but isn't even the perfect counter.
suprising braxaliber and cheinpao not in this list
Baxcalibur is basically just a blastoise clone. Chien pao needs time.
Chien-Pao ex is mid at best.
It looks powerful until you have to pressure test the deck; at that point, the flaws are exposed. The highest ranked one at Worlds was 13th place, even Palkia VStar and Inteleon VMAX outperformed Chien-Pao ex.
It's not the same 5 cards he reviews over and over again so it's not being mentioned.
Lapras VMAX :(
How about making video about top 10 eevee cards and its evolutions?
Since eevee is a really beloved pokemon and has the most evolutions and variety in pokemon history
Best Eevee card printed was the Energy Evolution one from SUM.
@@TheForeverRanger i hear that gardevoir and sylveon GX is also good and is featured on the top 10 gardevoir cards
Top 10 metal pokemon?
I would dig it, though the Top 2 would probably be Dialga Lv. X and Zacian V.
You keep talking about the same cards over and over again. Have some variety because I'm tuning out due to boredom.
Make a rogue deck video or something.